Carpet-stretcher.



No. 891,740. 7 PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908. R. R. SHAPLEY.

CARPET STRBTGHER.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 21. 1907.

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Witnesses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAYMOND R. SHAPLEY, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO I. GRANT SOHWARZ, OF CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ONE-THIRD TO GEORGE B. STEINHAUE'R, OF LEMOYNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARPE T-S'IRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 23, 1908. Application filed February 21, 1907. Serial No. 358,566.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, RAYMOND R. SHAPLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and I State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer- I tain new and useful Improvements in Car- 1 per-Stretchers, of which the following is a l In the use of the stretcher it is the practice specification. l for the operator to place one or both feet on My invention relates to an improvement l the block with the ball of the foot approxiin carpet stretchers, and the object is to promately over the forward set of teeth 2, and vide a simple and inexpensive device where- I then apply the lever as indicated in Fig. 2, by to effectively stretch a carpet and tempo- 1 and force it forwardly to the position shown rarily retain it in place, while the edge is be in Fig. 3, which has the effect of drawing the ing tacked to the floor. block toward the lever, and the carpet with With this object in view my invention conit. Then when the carpet is stretched to the sists in certain novel features of construction tension and position desired, the operator and combinations of parts which will be herethrows his weight upon his heel, causing the inafter described and pointed out in the teeth 01' points 4 to enter the floor to hold the claims. carpet temporarily until the edge is perma- In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 nently tacked in place, after which the is a viewin perspective. Fig. 2 is alongitudi- I stretcher is removed, and the operation is renal vertical section through the block showpeated upon another section of the carpet. ing the positiontaken preparatory to stretch- I claim ing, and Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the A carpet stretcher comprising a solid tilt- A hand lever 5 is pivotally connected with the forward end of the block by means of a bail 6, and the lower end of the hand lever is provided with a stud adapted to take hold on the surface of the floor in the operation of the stretcher.

position of the parts after the stretching has able block of sufficient lengthto accommodate taken place and the carpet has been te1npoone foot of the operator, the block having rarily secured. two sets of teeth on its lower surface, one set The numeral 1 indicates a block preferably of teeth located at or near the rear edge and rectangular in form, and of sufficient size to of sufficient length to penetrate not only the support the foot or feet of the operator. A carpet, but also the floor when desired, and set of comparatively short and dull teeth 2 the other set of teeth relatively short and are formed on the edge of a plate 3 which dull, whereby to penetrate the carpet only latter extends across the lower surface of the and located sufficiently far from the forward block and is located sufliciently far from the edge of the block to admit of the block rockforward edge of the block to admit of the lating thereon as a fulcrum, in combination with ter rocking on the teeth as a fulcrum. The a lever, and a connecting means between the teeth are relatively short and dull to permit lever and the block. them to take into the carpet without passing In testimony whereof I affix my signature, through it to the floor. in presence of two witnesses.

Another set of teeth 4 are sufficiently sharp and long to not only penetrate the car- RAYMOND R. SHAPLEY. pet, but also the floor as well when desired, to hold the carpet temporarily after it shall have I/Vitnesses: been stretched until it has been tacked per- RALPH O. CROW,

manently in place. WILLIAM C. SHERMAN. 

